Monday, October 24, 2011

Owl Cupcakes

This post will be a short one. I've been sick with a fall flu for the past couple days and have spent more time in bed than I care for. I miss my kitchen and the real desire for food! I still got myself to make these over the weekend, and it helped take my mind off of things for a little while. These cute little owls caught my eye on a couple different blogs and given the owl craze I recently blogged about and Halloween merely days away, it only seemed fair that I give these a try. The only tricky part to this recipe is separating the Oreo cookies to make the owl's eyes. My method included a flat knife and placing the Oreos for a couple seconds in the microwave. If you have any tips on how to perfectly separate the two halves - I'm a taker! Please leave a comment with your best tip!

Owl Cupcakes
- Use your favourite chocolate cupcake recipe and dark chocolate frosting.
- Separate oreos for the eyes
- Use smarties for the nose
- Junior mints for the pupil (dabbed with a tiny bit of frosting to make sure they stay put)

ChocolateHouse: I'm glad you like them! If you include the photo, please be sure to include the copyright banner (at the bottom of the photo) as well as my site's name (Chocolate Shavings) and its url (www.chocolateshavings.ca). Thanks!

Hi there, my son actually received a giant one of these from his Grandma over the weekend, bought at Whole Foods bakery. You could try using the Late July green tea cream/and chocolate cookies. They look like Oreos, but are way more delicious and a little easier to separate. Plus they come in a mini version for mini eyes! Hope your flu is gone very soon!